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739,207
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Years on record
1983–2026
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January 17, 1991 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Sarah Ashley Mining Company Inc · Struck by flying object

GRINDER WAS TURNED ON TO SHARPEN ROOF DRILL BITS GRINDING ROCK CAME APART ONE PIECE HIT MAN IN RIBS.NO SERIOUS INV WAS ANTICIPATED AT FIRST BUT SORENESS HAS PERSISTED FOR A WEEK SO INV EMPLOYE E HAS DECIDED TO GET EXAMINED BY A MD.

October 4, 1990 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Sarah Ashley Mining Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

OPERATOR OF BULLDOZER WAS BOUNCED UP AND HIT HEAD ON INSIDE OF CANOPY, CAUSING A CUT ON HIS HEAD AT THE HAIRLINE.

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